Victoria Legal Aid 2025-26 annual report
- Total revenue and income from transactions
- $374.1 million
- Printed as $374,092 thousand · Report, page 46
Summary
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Victoria Legal Aid reported on 2025–26, providing legal aid, coordinating legal assistance and working with partners on fairer laws and systems.
The authority reported delivering over 464,000 services across Victoria during the year.
It reported client satisfaction of 70%, below its target of 80%, while grants of legal assistance reached 43,471 against a target of 42,000.
Victoria Legal Aid reported a deficit of $17.3 million for 2025–26.
In the body's own words
- Conclusion
Yet demand for our services still far outstrips available resources.
Finances 4
Total revenue and income from transactions
$374,092 thousand
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Total revenue and income from transactions 374,092 352,825
Total expenses from transactions
$(389,616) thousand
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Total expenses from transactions (389,616) (356,264)
Employee benefit expenses
$(177,595) thousand
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Employee benefit expenses 3.4 (177,595) (159,684)
Net result
$(17,299) thousand
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Net result (17,299) (3,254)
Staff 2
Total
1564 people
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Total 1564 1442.73 952 410 1253.5 202 189.3
Total
1442.73 FTE
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Total 1564 1442.73 952 410 1253.5 202 189.3
Executives and remuneration 8
Remuneration received or receivable by the Accountable Officer
$510,000 - $520,000
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during the reporting period was in the range: $510,000 - $520,000
Total
17
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Total 17 -2 5 -2 12 0
SES-3
1
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SES-3 1 0 1 0 0 0
SES-2
4
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SES-2 4 -2 2 -1 2 -1
SES-1
12
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SES-1 12 0 2 -1 10 1
Total remuneration
$4,820 thousand
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Total remuneration 4,820 4,242
Total number of executives
19
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Total number of executives(i) 19 19
Total
$2,416 thousand
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Total(i) 2,416 2,351
Consultancies 39
The total expenditure was
$2,118,783
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The total expenditure was $2,118,783 (excluding GST).
Alvearium
$12,823
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Alvearium Facilitation and workshops on leadership impact and cohesion through transition $57,822 $12,823 $44,999
Anaiwan Advisory
$14,500
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Anaiwan Advisory Negotiation services for ICT contract renewal $14,500 $14,500 $0
Arinco
$16,650
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Arinco Microsoft Fabric gap assessment and pilot $40,050 $16,650 $0
Australian Psychological Services
$63,830
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Australian Psychological Services Legal Help wellbeing strategy review and development $90,909 $63,830 $0
BKISLES
$64,033
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BKISLES Workers’ compensation and injury management consultancy $68,218 $64,033 $4858
Cube Group
$240,345
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Cube Group Strategy 30 consulting services $257,871 $240,345 $500
Cube Group
$170,750
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Cube Group Regional management review $170,750 $170,750 $0
Davchal Property
$89,538
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Davchal Property Property advisory services $258,295 $89,538 $132,000
Finity Consulting
$21,750
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Finity Consulting Valuation of outstanding debtors $38,309 $21,750 $0
Kowa Collaboration
$30,000
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Kowa Collaboration First Nations data sovereignty principles and governance framework $222,740 $30,000 $192,740
Louw Consulting
$48,500
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Louw Consulting Grants reform consulting services $48,500 $48,500 $0
Louw Consulting
$45,450
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Louw Consulting Grants reform consulting services $45,455 $45,450 $0
Louw Consulting
$10,000
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Louw Consulting Market scan services $10,000 $10,000 $0
Genesys Cloud Services
$10,300
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Genesys Cloud Services Genesys cloud consulting cervices $10,300 $10,300 $0
GSO Consulting
$38,051
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GSO Consulting Grant management system assurance review and report $38,051 $38,051 $0
Hames Sharley
$16,000
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Hames Sharley Bendigo office – feasibility report and test fits $16,000 $16,000 $0
Insync Surveys
$22,500
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Insync Surveys Racism in the workplace survey $22,500 $22,500 $0
Justitia
$21,994
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Justitia Enterprise agreement compliance review $21,994 $21,994 $0
K Murray Consulting
$50,000
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K Murray Consulting Interim evaluation of Legal Help reform project $50,000 $50,000 $0
K Murray Consulting
$29,700
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K Murray Consulting Review of Mental Health Tribunal duty lawyer service $59,400 $29,700 $0
Kapish Services
$39,840
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Kapish Services Implementation of consolidated physical records management $39,840 $39,840 $0
Kristen Hilton Advisory
$295,000
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Kristen Hilton Advisory Review of cultural and psychological safety for staff $295,000 $295,000 $0
KordaMentha
$93,551
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KordaMentha Data and digital plan and review $191,621 $93,551 $98,070
La Trobe University
$20,000
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La Trobe University Independent Mental Health Advocacy opt-out model analysis $20,000 $20,000 $0
La Trobe University
$209,170
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La Trobe University Evaluation of Independent Mental Health Advocacy and Mental Health Legal Rights Service $400,146 $209,170 $190,976
Mind Tribes
$30,400
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Mind Tribes Diversity, equity and inclusion framework development $30,400 $30,400 $0
Norman Disney & Young
$11,800
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Norman Disney & Young Office fit outs consulting services $11,800 $11,800 $0
NICCAS Cultural Infusion Services
$23,300
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NICCAS Cultural Infusion Services Mental Health Legal Rights Service cultural audit $29,900 $23,300 $0
Orima Research
$54,343
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Orima Research Client experience survey 2026 $54,343 $54,343 $0
Paper Giant
$22,727
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Paper Giant Review of impacts of civil law services $22,727 $22,727 $0
PeopleSense
$24,090
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PeopleSense Occupational violence gap analysis $24,090 $24,090 $0
PeopleSense
$17,818
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PeopleSense Redesigning Mental Health Tribunal duty lawyer service $17,818 $17,818 $0
Risk Logic Australia
$13,280
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Risk Logic Australia Crisis management exercise $76,055 $13,280 $62,775
Social Ventures Australia
$167,942
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Social Ventures Australia First Peoples strategies review $167,942 $167,942 $0
Total Claims Solutions
$12,750
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Total Claims Solutions Workcover claims and injury management $12,750 $12,750 $0
Trusted Impact
$27,960
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Trusted Impact Azure and Microsoft 365 security review $41,940 $27,960 $13,980
Votar Partners
$11,100
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Votar Partners Data discovery software specification $11,100 $11,100 $0
Yamagigu Consulting
$27,000
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Yamagigu Consulting Lotjpa Independent Legal Service review $54,000 $27,000 $27,000
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